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    Preventable Deaths “Into thin air” by Jon Krakauer is a personal account of the Mt. Everest Disaster. One out of every four climbers, dies on the mountain, according to Jon Krakauer's book. Fifteen climbers died in the 1996 climbing season alone. With odds such as these, who should decide who is allowed to climb the mountain, and who is not? Should an individual decide they can do it, all on their own? I think it should be a chain of decisions, between several people, and groups of people.…

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    camp we went, rock climbing. I still hated heights at this time, and was not looking forward to a half mile hike up a mountain with 20-30 lb ropes on our bags. When we made it to the top of the hill and the 60 ft climb lay in front of us, blocking the sun -- up till then that was the only thing I was excited for about that day, the…

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    My Naked Edge Analysis

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    the fourth pitch of a rock climb in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. The fourth pitch of the rock climb is considered to be the hardest part to climb. This means that the fourth pitch is full of challenges and difficulties that you may encounter while climbing the fourth pitch. The metaphorical meaning of the Naked Edge are the goals and purposes that you can achieve in life, regardless of the obstacles that may come your way. But, you will be able to gain strength to do any task or challenge that is…

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    Europe”, this essay defines the characteristics of those who start at 3:00 A.M. to summit peaks of mountains before noon, braving wind, ice, glaciers, and the lights the Alps have to offer. Stephen compares mountain climbing as a sport to formal sports concluding that the beauty of climbing isn’t that climbers are the fittest or even the most skilled, but that climbers compete for the personal gain of summiting, and win when they complete the mission they set out to do, making hot a noble,…

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    The teams on mount Everest in 1996 where put through many challenges, the risks that were put in front of them and why they have the thrill and want to climb that God of a mountain. Many teams, leaders, and sherpas went up that magnificent mountain but many did not come back down. 17 teams went up and 17 came done but without some leaders and climbers. 15 climbers did not come down on May 10. These teams varied from veterans hikes on the mountain to amichurs hikers, each team consisted of…

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    anything else because he started the journey with strangers, and because of their mutual love of mountain climbing, the courage of his team, and the hardships they faced did Jon really grow to love his team. During the exciting recount of how he surmounted Everest, Jon continuously becomes more loving of his fellow climbers because of a mutual love they all share: mountain climbing. When Jon first sees all of the people he would be surmounting Everest with, Jon realizes that he…

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    Touching The Void Analysis

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    Feud Within Touching the Void is a compelling, vigorous and intimate story that uses emotional, figurative language to broaden the seriousness of the situations that lies before the climbers. It captures your attention and causes you to be fully engaged in the book in order to understand the reality of the situation. The creation of Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, began in 1985 when Joe Simpson and Simon Yates decided to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. The freezing temperatures,…

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    It was a cold dark night in may of 1996 8 people were caught in a blizzard and half died on the mountain during summit attempts. Only half of the team made it out alive. The colder it got the worse it got for the worse it got for the people on top of the mountain on that night. The weather on the Mount Everest started off well. Within the space of five minutes, it changed from really a good day with a little bit of winde to desperate conditions. It was horrible, with winds up to 80 miles…

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    of less experienced climbers started to challenge the Mount Everest, in order to reduce the risk, they chose to hire some highly skilled mountaineers to be their guides. In 1996, Adventure Consultants and Mountain Madness, two companies that offer climbing instruction and guide expeditions to fresh climbers, each organized a group with fresh climbers and skilled mountaineers who was interested in conquering the highest peaks in the world. Both teams planned to reach the summit of Mount Everest…

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    In the book 'Into Thin Air', by Jon Krakauer, Krakauer tells his tale of climbing the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. He was given this opportunity by Outside Magazine which he worked for. At first he was just supposed to write an article about the commercialism on the massive mountain. He later decides he actually wants to climb it. Little did Krakauer know he was about to take on the most disastrous trip up Everest ever. There was a large amount of money that needed to be paid to…

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